| Bornerbroek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Almelo |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.58 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,970 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Demonym: | Aadorpers |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7627 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 074 |
| Website: | www.bornerbroek.com |
| Coordinates: | 52.3089°N 6.6553°W |
Bornerbroek (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /bɔrnərˈbruk/) is a church village in the municipality of Almelo in Twente, the Dutch province of Overijssel. Up to the municipal reorganisation of 1 January 2001, the village was part of the municipality of Borne.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1475 as Bornerbroeck, and means "swampy land near Borne". The suffix -broek in the village name is a reference to a marsh in the vicinity of the village.[4]
In the late Middle Ages, Bornerbroek was the name of a group of farms. According to tradition, the village was originally meant to be located more in the vicinity of Almelo, but during transport, the axis of the vehicle transporting the building materials for the new church (the first St. Stephen's church) broke, leading to the decision to build the church at that spot.
Bornerbroek was home to 570 people in 1840.[3] The current St Stephen's church was built in 1857. It has a tower with a constricted spire. It was remodelled in Gothic Revival style in 1919-1920 by .[5]